A couple weeks before Halloween, 42 year old Nancy Brizendine contracted H1N1, also referred to as the swine flu. She had just recently found out she was pregnant and was very concerned about her baby. "There are not a lot of studies at this point as to how the babies are affected," said Dr. Anthony Dulgeroff. "One would think that since the virus doesn't cross the placenta, probably not too much of a threat that we know of," he said. "There are very high fevers in the mother that could affect the baby, but we really don't know 100 percent." Brizendine's daughter, Kayla Yost, 22, is also expecting a baby at the end of this month. While Brizendine was fighting the H1N1, her daughter Kayla inquired the illness as well. Yost was hospitalized for about a week, and doctors say she could have died. Fortunately, both women are healthy again and are expecting healthy babies.

I found this article quite interesting, and helpful. The women recommended all young people, especially pregnant women, get the flu and swine flu shots. It could make a huge difference. H1N1 is a serious illness that is sweeping our nation and needs to be controlled. To try and prevent getting the swine flu, you should wash your hands regularly, keep your hands away from your face and mouth, avoid crowded public places, and get your shots.

A 42 year-old, expecting mother, and her 22 year-old daughter both contracted the H1N1 virus at the same time shortly before Halloween.  Nany Brizendine, the 42 year-old mother, was laid up in bed for a while before she went to Em-Urgent Care, and often felt terribly tired and achy.  Her daughter, 22 year-old Kayla Yost, also felt these symptoms, but was hospitalized.  There she spent about a week fighting for her life with a baby due at the end of November.  Doctors at High Desert Medical group said that it was possible that Yost could've died at any point.  With both expecting parents having the swine flu, it will be interesting to see if i has any effects on the babies.

I'm not sure which part of this story is scarier. Is it worse that a 42-year old woman is pregnant at the same time as her daughter, or that they both had swine flu.  I never really understood the whole swine flu hysteria in the first place but now I'm not really sure what to think.  I want to think that everyone that contracts it will be fine and be cured, but I'm no doctor.  I'd like to hear if anything happens to the babies and if it effected them at all.

The H1N1 flu can greatly affect pregnant women. Both the mother and daughter were pregnant and both were affected by the H1N1 Flu. The mother, 42, was at high risk to begin with because of her age and then when she became infected with H1N1 she realized that she was now at a greater risks that before. The daughter, 22, was at and even higher risk for catching the H1n1 flu because of her age and her being pregnant. She ended up hospitalized for seven days and held onto his life by a thread. She was lucky that she didn’t die. The both of them were very worried about each other and their unborn children. Both did pull through and their children survived as well. The two wanted to tell other pregnant women that they should get the flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine.

This is valid information for all those who become pregnant or are looking to become pregnant. They should be aware of what could occur and how the flu can affect them. They should know how to avoid the flu and how the flu can affect their baby. In many cases the pregnant women are more likely to be not only affected but they can also be affected by a greater strength of the virus. If you don’t have this information you will be more likely to catch the flu and as the younger daughter explained it she noted how she thought she was going to die. When you can avoid the chances of dying you should do so. When the mother and daughter became infected their was not as much research for the flu but now that we have more accurate information we can prevent it.

I thought this was sad. I guess what experts say is true..that the H1N1 Virus affects more younger people then the adults.